Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Alternative spelling: Tetralophodon (Morrillia)
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1924. Additional generic and specific stages in the evolution of the Proboscidea. American Museum Novitates 154:1-5
Parent taxon: Gomphotheriidae according to J. Shoshani and P. Tassy 1996
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Osborn 1924 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: Amahuacatherium, Amebelodontinae, Anancinae, Blancotherium, Cuvieroniinae, Cuvieronius, Eubelodon, Eurybelodon, Gnathabelodon, Gomphotheriinae, Gomphotherium, Konobelodon, Masthodon, Mastodon shepardii, Mastotherium, Megabelodon, Pediolophodon, Pentalophodon, Rhynchotheriinae, Rhynchotherium, Rhynchotherium rectidens, Selenolophodon, Serbelodon, Sinomastodon, Stegomastodon, Synconolophus, Tetralophodon, Torynobelodon
Subtaxa: Morrillia barbouri
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Arizona, Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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